RESURFACING and repair work on several key Dorset roads will take place in the coming weeks.

Dorset Highways maintenance teams will be out across the county over the next month to repair road damage by resurfacing and patching roads.

For the work to take place safely, the area of the road being worked on will be closed. Daytime road closures are from 9am until 4pm and nighttime road closures are from 8pm until 6am.

A spokesman for Dorset Council said: "Dorset Highways' annual road maintenance programme includes patching, micro-surfacing, surface dressing, in-situ recycling, road preservation and resurfacing treatments.

"Using a variety of surface treatments ensures that more of Dorset Council's roads get repaired with the budget available, compared to using resurfacing alone.

"We will do our best to keep you updated if our schedule of work changes."

The following roads will have work done in the coming weeks:

A350 Spetisbury - September 27 until October 9. Road closed weeknights from 8pm until 6am.

B3390 Waddock Cross - October 11. Road closed between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

Bimport and High Street, Shaftesbury - October 11 until October 22. Road closed 24 hours a day for drainage work.

Ulwell Road, Swanage - October 12 and October 13. Road closed from 9am until 4pm.

A356 Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton - October 14 until October 21. Road closed weekdays from 9am until 4pm.

Long Bredy Hut Lane, Long Bredy - October 22 and October 23. Road closed from 8pm until 6am.

B3081 Verwood Road - October 25 until October 29. Road closed 24 hours a day for tree felling work.

A3030 Stock Gaylard - October 27 until October 29. Road closed 24 hours a day.

A35 Poole Hill Roundabout, Bere Regis - November 1 until November 5. Roundabout and approaches closed from 8pm until 6am.

B3072 Manor Road, Verwood - November 1 until November 6. Road closed from 8pm until 6am.

All planned road works can be found on the Dorset Council website. To report road-related issues or damage to the local community highways officer for assessment, visit www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/roads-highways-maintenance/report-a-problem-on-the-road-or-pavement